smart
- (a) showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
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(s) elegant and stylish
- chic elegance
- a smart new dress
- a suit of voguish cut
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(s) characterized by quickness and ease in learning
- some children are brighter in one subject than another
- smart children talk earlier than the average
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(s) improperly forward or bold
- don't be fresh with me
- impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
- an impudent boy given to insulting strangers
- Don't get wise with me!
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(s) painfully severe
- he gave the dog a smart blow
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(s) quick and brisk
- I gave him a smart salute
- we walked at a smart pace
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(s) capable of independent and apparently intelligent action
- smart weapons